Zheng Kaicheng listened to what Li Zhi said categorically, and couldn't help but turn a little pale. He sneered, "But if it is impossible for the Son of the Son today to agree to abolish the imperial examination, what shall we do? Could it be to attack the capital and control the imperial court? ”

Hearing Zheng Kaicheng's words, the officials in the hall all looked stunned.

Attacking the capital is to tear your face with the Son of Heaven. In that case, Li Zhi will really be Cao Cao and Gao Huan, and he will have to change the dynasty after a few decades, and it will be impossible to take a step back.

Li Zhi took a breath and seemed to be a little hesitant.

The Son of Heaven is not a faint monarch, Li Zhi was developed in the Zhu Ming system, and now there is no intention of ending the Zhu Ming Dynasty hastily.

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the king, I'm afraid things will take a turn for the better." Now that the king has made up his mind to abolish the imperial examination, it is better to command 100,000 tiger troops to approach the Beijing division, just like the story after the Jinzhou War that day, Chen Bing was armed in the suburbs of Beijing and asked for his life. ”

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, everyone's eyes lit up. At this moment, it is a good idea to admonish soldiers.

When Li Zhi heard Hong Chengchou's words, he stood up and looked at the map of the capital.

After thinking for a long time, Li Zhi said: "Okay, this king personally led the troops and went to the capital to petition the soldiers." ”

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On the Imperial Palace, the civil officials were filled with righteous indignation and criticized Li Zhi's recital.

Unlike last month, the Son of Heaven has now made his position clear. In the Qianqing Palace, the words of the Son of Heaven to Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua had already flowed out. The civil officials all knew that the Son of Heaven would never agree to Li Zhi's recital and abolish the imperial examination in the world.

Therefore, the civil officials felt that the Son of Heaven was on their side, and they suddenly found a backer, and they spoke with confidence.

Hu Yongnian, a scholar of Dongge University, held up a sign and said: "Holy Lord, even if the King of Qi is strong and strong, the imperial court must not compromise with the King of Qi. ”

"This imperial examination is the ancestral legal system established since the beginning of this dynasty, and it is related to the foundation of the society, how can it be abolished because of a sentence from the king of Qi? If the Holy Emperor even abolished the imperial examination today, then there would be no more loyal ministers and righteous people in the world to defend the royal family. ”

When the civil officials heard this, they all stood up and shouted: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

"The ministers seconded it!"

Zhu Youzhen, the Son of Heaven, sat on the throne and did not speak.

Hu Yongnian looked at the face of the Son of Heaven and said, "The minister thinks that the court can't sit back and watch the King of Qi dominate. Although the king of Qi has soldiers, the imperial court can also train soldiers. After the new army of the Beijing camp was destroyed in Huguang in the previous round, the imperial court never trained new soldiers, and the ministers thought it was inappropriate. At this moment, the imperial court should train its troops to improve themselves. ”

"This year, the Jiangnan is evenly paid, and with the new law and taxes in the north, the imperial court is expected to get nearly 20 million taels of silver. The minister thought that the Son of Heaven should take Yang Guozhu and others as generals to train 200,000 new troops in Beijing! ”

Hearing Hu Yongnian's words, Cui Changwu frowned

This Hu Yongnian has already nakedly proposed to train troops against the King of Qi. In his description, the King of Qi is like a vicious enemy country. The tens of millions of taxes that the imperial court finally collected, he actually asked the Son of Heaven to use all of them to train troops to deal with the Tiger Army.

This is definitely not good news for King Qi.

Cui Changwu looked at the Son of Heaven.

But the Son of Heaven did not seem to be moved by Hu Yongnian's words.

Zhu Youzhen sighed and said, "Hu Yongnian, if you train 200,000 new troops as you said, can you beat King Qi's Tiger Army?" ”

The Son of Heaven said eloquently: "The new army of Jingying has more soldiers in Huguang than in Jiangbei, but the whole army has been wiped out. The Jiangbei Army fought with the Tiger Ben Army in the capital, and its strength was several times that of the Tiger Army, and it was also completely annihilated by the Tiger Ben Army. If I train 200,000 new troops as you say, can I defeat 100,000 tiger troops? ”

Hu Yongnian was choked by the Son of Heaven and was speechless for a while.

"Holy Lord, it's better to have soldiers in hand than to be captured!"

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the money will be spent, and it will be useless." ”

Cui Changwu heard the conversation between Hu Yongnian and the Son of Heaven, and his body couldn't help but shake.

The Son of Heaven has openly talked about the policy of using force against Li Zhi. If it was before, even if the Son of Heaven was full of dissatisfaction with Li Zhi, he would not openly express it. The Son of Heaven has always tried his best to maintain a warm and affectionate relationship with Li Zhi, creating an atmosphere of loyalty and loyalty.

Even when Li Zhi killed most of the civil officials in the court, the Son of Heaven did not get angry, and even rewarded Li Zhi with the sword of Shang Fang at the noon gate.

However, this time Li Zhi wanted to abolish the imperial examination, and the attitude of the Son of Heaven changed greatly, and he began to openly talk about the matter of balancing the King of Qi by force.

The friendly relationship between the Son of Heaven and the King of Qi is over?

Cui Changwu's heart sank, and he was about to stand up and say a few words to ease the atmosphere, but suddenly saw a few Dongchang fans running outside the main hall.

Those Dongchang fans were vain, and their faces were full of urgency.

"Report !!"

Wang Dehua, the eunuch of Dongchang, frowned and shouted: "Why are you so flustered!" ”

The Dongchang fanzi knelt in the middle of the main hall, and the first person raised his head and shouted loudly: "Holy Lord, Tongzhou is a hundred miles to report urgently, King Qi's 100,000 tiger army has entered the suburbs of Beijing, and it is only fifty miles away from Tongzhou." ”

Hearing the report of Dongchang Fanzi, the civil officials in the court turned around and looked at Dongchang Fanzi who came to report.

A few timid ones were already trembling for a while, and their faces were so frightened that they were colorless.

Li Zhi is going to attack the capital?

Even Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, was pale, and his eyes were open for a long time and he couldn't speak.

Li Zhi: What is this going to do?

Cui Changwu hurriedly stepped out of the queue and said, "Stall, can you make it clear, what is the army of King Qi doing in the suburbs of Beijing?" ”

When the leader heard the question of the cabinet assistant, he hurriedly replied: "The king of Qi personally led the army and led 100,000 soldiers and horses towards the capital. The army did not play the banner of the Ming army, and all of them held the banner of the word 'Qi', and the momentum was huge. ”

Hearing the words of the stall head, the civil officials seemed to hear a bad news.

Rebellion, Li Zhi finally rebelled.

Cui Changwu's eyes widened, and he hurriedly arched his hand towards the Son of Heaven and said, "Holy Mingjian!" The King of Qi led troops into Beijing this time was by no means a rebellion, and the King of Qi must have reenacted the story of Chen Bing, the border army of Jinzhou, in the suburbs of Beijing. As long as the Son of Heaven orders the abolition of the imperial examination, I am afraid that there is no need for a single soldier, and the army of the King of Qi will all retreat. ”

The Son of Heaven sat on the throne and looked at Cui Changwu, his face was snow-white.

Of course, the Son of Heaven also understands Li Zhi's character, and he doesn't believe that Li Zhi will suddenly raise the anti-flag. But even if Li Zhi is not a rebel, this is also a crime.

Li Zhi became more and more bold, and did the things of the military advice once and again for the second time.

Zhu Youzhen's eyes became slightly red, and he stood up and shouted angrily: "If I follow Li Zhi, is there anyone in this world who treats me as the son of heaven?" ”

Cui Changwu said helplessly: "Holy Lord, this abolition of the imperial examination is beneficial to the country and the people. Tianjin, one town and nine provinces, governs the country with public ethics, and the results are remarkable to the world. Why didn't the Son of Heaven follow the music of the King of Qi and be a peaceful son of heaven who is rich and strong? ”

Zhu Youzhen slapped the throne angrily and shouted: "Let me be the Prince of Peace, and Li Zhi be the regent who rules the world?" Or do you want to let Zhen Chan give up to Li Zhi and be a carefree King Chen Liuwang in the capital? ”

Zhu Youzhen shouted angrily: "The King of Qi has deceived me without soldiers!" ”